KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 9, 2025, entitled "Kansas City Area Employment - February 2025": * * * Total nonfarm employment for the Kansas City, MO-KS, metropolitan area stood at 1,134,600 in February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See chart 1 and table 1.) Assistant Commissioner for Regional Operations Michael Hirni  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Chairman Smith: President Trump's Trade Agenda Changes Our Trade Relationships to Source of Economic Strength and Revenue, Not a Source of Decline and Dependence Today, Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following remarks at a hearing on President Trump's trade agenda with Ambassador Jamieson Greer. As  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 8, 2025: * * * Administrator Zeldin Releases Statement on POTUS' New Energy-Related EO Signed Today EPA has Already Begun Helping to Reinvigorate America's Clean Coal Industry to Help Power the Great American Comeback WASHINGTON - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin released a statement today on the heels of President Trump's latest Executive Order, "Reinvigo  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated March 17, 2025, from the Lower Colorado River Authority. Here is the cover letter: * * * Comments of the Lower Colorado River Authority Hazardous and Solid Waste Management System: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities; Legacy CCR Surface Impoundments; Correction Direct Final Rule and Companion Proposed Rule; 40 CFR Parts 9 and 257 Direct Final Rule:   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Hirono, Colleagues Demand HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately to Protect Health Care Services for Millions WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), and Adam Schiff (D-CA) led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X family planning funding in   more

WEST PLAINS, Missouri, April 10 -- The Missouri Department of Conservation issued the following news on April 9, 2025: * * * MDC offers landowner assistance to help conserve Missouri's natural resources WEST PLAINS, Mo. - The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) is offering technical and financial support to private landowners, communities, and organizations to help conserve Missouri's natural resources through community conservation funding opportunities. MDC assistance focuses on impr  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Governor Kehoe Orders Flags to Fly at Half-Staff in Honor of Whitewater Fire Protection District Chief Garry Moore Jefferson City -- Today, in honor of Whitewater Fire Protection District Chief Garry Moore, Governor Mike Kehoe ordered U.S. and Missouri flags be flown at half-staff at government buildings in Cape Girardeau County, the Fire Fighters Memorial of Missouri i  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * Governor Kehoe Signs SB 4 into Law, Securing Missouri's Energy Future and Economic Growth Jefferson City -- Today, Governor Mike Kehoe signed Senate Bill (SB) 4 into law, taking a major step forward in strengthening Missouri's energy infrastructure and supporting long-term economic development. "With this legislation, Missouri is well-positioned to attract new industry  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- The Missouri Department of Revenue issued the following news release on April 9, 2025: * * * New Procedures Affecting CDL Medical Certificates Beginning April 21, 2025, the Department of Revenue will implement new procedures established by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that pertain to the Medical Examiner Certificate (MEC) required for some commercial driver license (CDL) and commercial learner's permit (CLP) holders in the state. To pr  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, D-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cleaver Introduces Legislation to Raise Minimum Wage The Raise the Wage Act would gradually raise the minimum wage to $17 by 2030 and give roughly 22 million Americans a long-overdue raise (Washington, D.C.) - This week, U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver, II (D-MO) joined Congressman Bobby Scott (D-VA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Education and Workforce, along with 141 othe  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Senators Demand HHS Restore Title X Family Planning Funding Immediately To Protect Health Care Services For Millions WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), along with U.S. Senators Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i), led a group of 29 senators urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to immediately reinstate Title X f  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Wagner, Schneider Host Morocco's Foreign Minister for Congressional Roundtable on Regional Peace and Integration Washington, D.C. - Rep. Ann Wagner (MO-02), Co-Chair of the bipartisan, bicameral Abraham Accords Caucus, hosted His Excellency Nasser Bourita, Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco for a closed-door roundtable with members of Congress on Tuesday, April 8. The discussion focused on Mor  more